TREND REPORTS
(PDF) BCG - Sustainability in Retail Is Possible
[Business]
2022/04/25 09:09
Few retailers excel at being green, but the sector is striving for improvement. Where is your company on the maturity curve?A new maturity survey from BCG, developed in collaboration with the World Retail Congress, finds that sustainability is now a strategic priority for many retail companies. That’s the good news. The more important finding from the survey, which polled employees at 37 major...
Gravity Sketch Draws $33M for a Platform to Design, Collaborate on 3D Objects
[Investing]
2022/04/25 09:08
A company called Gravity Sketch has taken that concept into 3D, leveraging tools like virtual reality headsets to let designers and others dive into and better visualize a product’s design as it’s being made; and the London-based startup is announcing $33 million in funding to take its own business to the next dimension.The Series A is coming as Gravity Sketch passes 100,000 users, including...
(Paper) Controlling Your Phone with Your Eyes Without Lifting a Finger - EyeMU
[Tech]
2022/04/25 09:07
Eye-tracking has long been one of the those computing holy grails. Whether it’s accessibility concerns, opening up new form factors or just trying to put a novel spin on the ways we interact with our devices, decades of consumer electronics are littered with attempts to use the gaze to unlock a new form of input.The thinking behind Carnegie Melon University’s punily named EyeMU (I suppose “I...
E-Books Still No Match for Printed Books
[Consumer]
2022/04/25 09:06
As the world commemorates World Book Day on April 23 to celebrate the enjoyment of books, readers are encouraged to grab a book, find a cozy place and read away all day. And while UNESCO's General Conference probably thought of ink on paper when it first celebrated World Book Day in 1995, some 21st century book lovers have moved on to e-ink and no paper. How popular are e-books in the grand sch...
Ottobock Unveils New-and-Improved Shoulder Upper-Body Exoskeleton
[Product]
2022/04/25 09:05
The Ottobock Shoulder is designed to support the wearer's arms when performing overhead work.Three years ago, we heard about an assistive upper-body exoskeleton called the Paexo Shoulder. Its German manufacturer, Ottobock, has announced an updated model, now going by the name of the Ottobock Shoulder.Like the original version, the new-and-improved exoskeleton is worn like a backpack.There's a p...
Space Perspective Reveals Design for "World's First" Space Lounge
[Design]
2022/04/25 09:04
Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon.Created in-house for the company's Spaceship Neptune, the cabin has room for up to eight passengers.Space Perspective has dubbed it "the world's first space lounge" and said it wanted the interior to be distinct from typical...
(Video) Pilotless Electric Robo-Taxis Getting Ready for Take Off - Pentaxi
[Product]
2022/04/25 09:04
An experienced team in Israel’s world-leading UAV industry recently unveiled Pentaxi’s prototype intended to transport cargo and eventually people.Following the 1967 Six-Day War, Israeli military planes facing hostilities across the Suez Canal were being taken out by Egypt’s new surface-to-air missile systems. And the Egyptians had built a 30-foot sand wall, severely limiting visual reconnai...
(PDF) Capgemini - Unlocking the Value in Connected Health
[Business]
2022/04/22 09:10
Accelerated digital healthcare adoption amid the pandemic means now is the time for biopharma companies to transform their connected health portfolios.The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the openness to and use of digital technologies in healthcare. Connected health – which sits at the intersection of digital and traditional care – is regularly discussed as a way to harness the powe...
SoundMint Raises $1.7M for Music NFT Platform
[Investing]
2022/04/22 09:09
SoundMint, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a generative platform for music NFTs, raised US$1.7M in Seed funding.The round was led by Animoca Brands, with participation from Castle Island Ventures, Focus Labs, Sfermion, Sky Vision, Tess Capital, and Goodwater Capital.Led by CEO Andre Benz, SoundMint is a platform that allows musicians to mint generative music.The company intends to use the f...
